1. The mountain area Stockholm Grundsten,C & Palmgren,G: Fjällboken, Raben &Sjögren 1993

2. Natural and cultural values  Flora- 700 different species - midnight sun compensate the short growing season  Carnivores  Reindeer-herding http://www.sametinget.se/sampi/histor.html

3. Sami_________________  Sami is an ethnic group in Sweden  Sami have a long tradition of reindeer herding  Reindeer herding is a whole Industry in Sweden http://www.sametinget.se

4. Reindeer-herding  The reindeer are roaming between different pasture in the mountain area during the year  Large carnevores are constantly a menace to the reindeer http://www.sametinget.se/sampi/rennar.html

5. 1000 Brown bears 50 Wolfs The four carnivores in Sweden are legally protected by  Swedish Environmental Protection Agency  Eu Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of the wild Fauna and Flora http://www.de5stora.com http://www.environ.se/dokument/natur/ rovdjur/rovdjur.html

6. 300 Wolverine1500 Lynx  Wolverine and lynx are a big problem for the reindeer-herding  They cause large income losses for the reindeer farmers http://www.de5stora.com

7. Breakdown of causes of death among reindeer claves up to one year of age  1999 the state paid 35 M SEK to the Sami-village  Reindeer farmer get 1000 SEK per lost reindeer  The meat of a reindeer has double the value http://www.environ.se/dokument/natur/rovdjur/rovdjur.html

8.  Sweden both need the predators and reindeer herding  The predators contribute to the origin and the biodiversity  The reindeer herding makes the north part more colourful and promote the richness and the productivity of species Grundsten,C & Palmgren,G: Fjällboken, Raben &Sjögren 1993